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have been an indication that the breeding site was close by. Mark- 

 release and recapture experiments will be necessary to determine the 

 actual extent of dispersal from the breeding site. 



Lutzomyia anthophora . This species was first collected 

 while feeding on rabbits in Uvalde, Texas, in the type locality of Lu. 

 diabolica (Addis, 1945a). Easton (1968) collected them in Malaise 

 traps in Kinney and Presidio Counties, Texas. Young (1972) found Lu . 

 anthophora in the nest of the plains woodrat ( Neotoma micropus ) in San 

 Antonio, along the Rio Grande near Brownsville, Texas, and at Welder 

 Wildlife Refuge near Sinton, Texas. Endris (1982) also col lected Lu. 

 anthophora from woodrat nests near Brownsville, Texas. Finding this 

 species at Garner State Park, Fawcett Boy Scout Camp, and D'Hanis 

 expands its known geographic distribution (Fig. 2-30). The close 

 association of Lu_. anthophora with the woodrat, and the finding of 

 recently engorged females in the soft inner nest of the main Neotoma 

 den strongly suggest the preferred host to be the woodrat (Young, 

 1972). Endris (1982) fed females of this species on the following 

 anesthetized animals: woodrat, white footed mouse ( Peromyscus 

 leucopus ), Syrian hamster ( Mesocricetus auretus ), grey squirrel 

 ( Sciurus carol inensis ), white mouse ( Mus musculus) , guinea pig ( Cavia 

 porcel 1 us ), domestic rabbit ( Oryctolagus cuniculus) , and opossum 

 ( Didelphis marsupialus ). Rodent reservoirs of leishmaniasis in the 

 Neotropics, but not in Texas, have been reported by several authors 

 (Bray, 1974a; Lainson and Shaw, 1979). Still, this possibility must 

 not be overlooked and should be investigated in future studies. Lu . 

 anthophora is not known to be anthropophi 1 ic, but Perkins (pers. 



